Introduction My subject this evening is “Christianity, Liberalism, and the Market Economy.” Many questions naturally arise in this discussion. Can a reasonably orthodox Christian, for example, support what is generally understood to be the market economy in preference to say, Keynesian or social democratic arrangements? Or does support for the market economy necessarily mean that […]

THOMAS MORE INSTITUTE in conjunction with NETHERHALL HOUSE     All Things Bright and Beautiful? Aesthetics in Life Today   This mini-series of seminars, run by the Thomas More Institute for residents of Netherhall House and their friends, examined the part(s) aesthetic considerations play in modern life and at the same time pointed up divergences […]

  THOMAS MORE INSTITUTE in conjunction with NETHERHALL HOUSE Philosophy of Science and Philosophy Behind Science   What scientists do, and what people say about what scientists do, are often very different. Some say that science consists in classifying facts – without telling us what ‘facts’ are or what ‘classifying’ is. Others say science is […]

THOMAS MORE INSTITUTE in conjunction with NETHERHALL HOUSE The Philosophy Behind Science – A Scientist’s View This series of seminars run by the Thomas More Institute for residents of Netherhall House and their friendsgave a brief outline of what underlies the scientific mind or mentality. Presentations were made by Peter Adams, who read Theoretical Physics […]

On 16 January Dr. Gudrun Kugler spoke at a Thomas More Institute Seminar to the title What’s Wrong with the West? Intolerance against Christians – and a Scanty Response. In her presentation Dr. Kugler cited examples of increasing intolerance towards Christians and the Christian religion, taking in both increased social intolerance towards Christians and Christian […]

Reviewing and Correcting the Article on the Date of Birth of Thomas More This article is reproduced from MOREANA Vol. 49, 189-190 (December 2012) An article I wrote on the ‘Date of Birth of Thomas More’ was published in the December 2010 issue of Moreana.[1]  I am grateful to the Editor who, in introducing that issue, […]

The victory of David Cameron in the 2010 elections ushered in a ‘Big Society’ approach, which has seen a withdrawal of the State and the promotion of charitable and civil society activities to replace and improve on these areas of State welfare delivery. Specifically, the Big Society has had three general aims: cutting back on […]

John Varley was educated at Downside, then Oriel College, Oxford, and afterwards at the College of Law. After a few years working as a solicitor he joined Barclays Bank in 1982. From 2004 until 2010 he was Group Chief Executive of the Bank. He sits currently on the boards of Blackrock, AstraZeneca and Rio Tinto […]